MIAA moves to decongest NAIA
THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has started coordinating with airlines for their transfer from their present terminal to other terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal said the transfers started in the first week of March and was intended to decongest the terminals.
MIAA Media Affairs head Jess Martinez said that only five airlines with international flights will remain in NAIA Terminal 1 by the third quarter of the year. These are Thai Airways, Saudia Airlines, Japan Airlines, Etihad Airlines and Philippine Airlines (PAL).
He said the foreign airlines operating at the NAIA Terminal 1 that will transfer to NAIA Terminal 3 include: China Southern, China Airlines, China Eastern, Xiamen Air, Oman Air, Eva Air, Kuwait Air, Jetstar, Gulf Air, Korean Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Qantas Air, Malaysian Airlines, Qatar Air, Royal Brunei, Tiger Air, Jeju Air, Air Niugini and Air China.
Martinez said Terminal 2 will be used by PAL and Cebu Pacific domestic flights only while Terminal 4 will handle other domestic flights.
The target completion of the airline transfers will be on August 31, Monreal said.